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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Five Bible Verses on Christ's Sacrifice

The sacrifice of Christ for our sins in the New Testament created a
new covenant between God and humanity. It was a sacrifice for all time
that did and would forgive all sins for all time. There are many verses
in the Bible that mention God's sacrifice of Jesus, and how we are to
receive it. These are some of the best that I've found.

1. John 3:16:"For
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever
believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

This
is the most read verse in the entire Bible. It states in the plainest
terms the sacrifice that Jesus made for our salvation. Jesus was called
the "lamb of God" by John the baptist. In the old covenant between God
and humans animals were sacrificed to atone for sins. Jesus was the lamb
of God, the sacrifice that would redeem the world forever. It outlines
God's love for humanity and his gift that redeemed us from our sins.

2. Eph 2:8:"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God"

Grace
is a manifestation of forgiveness and love from our creator. Grace is a
gift from God, as stated in the verse. It states that we have been
saved by the grace we receive from God. It also mentions faith. But it
tells us our faith in God does not come from ourselves. In fact even the
faith we have for our maker is a gift from him. The only thing required
from us is obedience. God gave us free will, to choose his way or the
ways of sin. We can still choose to not receive the faith we can have,
but either way it comes from God.

3. Rom 6:23:"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

This
quote from Romans tells us that what will receive from a life of sin is
death. This was the way of the old covenant between God and humanity.
We could not curb our sinning and what awaited us was death. Once again
forgiveness and eternal life is shown as a priceless gift from God
through Jesus. Make special note that the word "in" is used in relation
to Christ. This probably refers to that fact that the ways of Christ
must live within us.

4.Mark 6:51:"Immediately
he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid."
Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They
were completely amazed"

This verse from Mark refers to the
well known instance in the Bible when several of the apostles went out
fishing and were caught in a storm. Just before their boat was
overturned they saw Jesus walking on the water. The storm stopped and
Jesus came onto the boat. The metaphor here is a powerful one. Our lives
are filled with trouble, chaos, and "storms" of difficulty. We see that
at our greatest points of danger and fear, we are not alone. God comes
for us when we are in trouble, and saves us. The fact that the storm
dies down shows that God has all power of the world. There is nothing he
cannot do. This is the forgiveness of God in action.

5. Rom 10:9:"That
if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your
heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."

This
passage refers to how we can receive the complete forgiveness of God.
The way is Jesus. The first part of the verse tells us that we must tell
the world that Jesus Christ is the Lord! This is a demand by God to
spread the good news of Christ. The second part tells us that we must
believe, through and through that he was raised to heaven. Then we are
saved!

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